Here is my posting of the closing announcement email (may have lost some formatting, but this is the text)https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ah7RpeMamrG4Gv2U6zISqaVzb00ir_L0sD1QD9Ulja4/edit?usp=sharing …
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the news strikes you?
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I've been teaching classes at ATS SF for several years, and work with a lot of dedicated meditators there every week. So... yes.
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It looks like ATS has done a decent job of working with the allegations?
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Yes, they really did a good job, as far as i can tell. And, as
@pawluk_kerrie points out, there are still active LAPD investigations ongoing.
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It is worth clarifying that this news comes at the conclusion of the internal investigation. The internal investigation is complete and the results are that Noah created harm through sexuality with multiple women. The open investigation you are referring to is through the LAPD.
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Absolutely. Thanks for that clarification.
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I hope the people who rely on ATS find refuge other places
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Me, too.
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Wow! Are they providing any support for the folks who no longer have community?
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The actual closing happens in a month, so that remains to be seen.
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Taking an over $200k cut per year may have contributed.
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Not to the centers closing.
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Sorry for your loss Michael. Community is precious.
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Thanks, Dan. I appreciate the sentiment. But it's not about me at all. It's about the women who got hurt, and now the thousands of people in SF and LA and elsewhere who just lost their meditation community. This was so avoidable.
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Of course.


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What about groups like AST Boston? They seem to be a self-sustaining group. Dharma Punx Boston split off a long time ago.
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they exist, they have just disassociated themselves from ATS. Similar to Nashville which has renamed itself recently. The hard thing is, is that the centers in California will not be splitting off into anything, they'll just be gone.
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Well that sucks. Whether Noah is guilty or not guilty either way it’s a drag that a spiritual approach that spoke to many is gone.
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